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Support with NHS placement costs

If you are in receipt of the NHS Grant of
£1,000, you may be able to claim for help with travel and
accommodation costs associated with attending your NHS placement.

Travel

If the cost of travelling to your placement is greater than your
normal daily travel costs to UWE Bristol, you will be able to claim
the difference between the two amounts.

Example:

Travel from term-time residence to UWE Bristol = £3 per
day

Travel from term-time residence to placement = £3.50 per
day

You will be able to claim for £0.50, as this is the cost
difference incurred to travel to your placement.

Using your own car

If you choose to use your own car, you will be paid the public
transport rate when it is lower than mileage costs.

Accommodation

If you have to live away from your normal term-time
accommodation during a placement, you can claim for the cost of
temporary accommodation on or near your placement if it is not
practical for you to travel there from your usual accommodation
each day.

However, if your temporary accommodation is your parental home,
you will NOT be able to make a claim for your accommodation
costs.

How much can I claim for accommodation costs?

As long as you are not staying with your parents, you can claim
up to £55 per night for commercial accommodation.

If you stay at hospital accommodation, you can claim up to £25
per night.

In addition, you can also claim:

the cost of one weekly return journey between your placement
accommodation and your term-time accommodation
and

the cost of daily travel from your temporary accommodation to
your placement site, as long as this is greater than the daily cost
of travel to UWE Bristol from your term-time
accommodation.

How to claim

Once completed, please hand the form in to one of the
Information Points. You will need to
attach all receipts (ie bus/train tickets,
accommodation invoices) to your claim form as proof of the costs
incurred.